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Monday, 24 February 2014

Nepal trip day 4

Day 4 was an action packed day :0 an elephant ride in the morning into the Chitwan reserve, followed by a boat ride down the river Rapti. The day started a bit misty, then folowed by on and off sunshine, the 2 dodgy moments of the day were caught up in another bush fire and being charged by a rhino with her baby :0 good job the elephant driver knew how to handle the situation, by just standing his ground the rhino soon backed off, close one lol. Apart from the rhino charge the elephant ride was great as i had the guide on the back with me ;) so when we flushed the birds he knew what they were ;) when we returned to the lodge we had a look around the grounds to pick some new birds up. here is the new bird list and photos.

I live in the upper Derwent valley and do my birdwatching around the Derwent reservoir, other sites i check on a regular basis are Waskerley reservoir, Smiddy shaw reservoir, Hishope reservoir, Blanchland moor, Slaley forest and areas between these sites. i also check sites down the Derwent valley to Lintzford which include the Derwent river, Coalgate gorge and Milkwellburn woods. There is some great habitat, birds and wildlife in this area which i intend to photograph and report on this blog, which i hope will be of use for any reader intending on having a trip to these areas. I also like to twitch birds in Britain which i have never seen before, iv'e also started birding abroad which i'm hooked on and already have a few trips planned. All my twitches and birding trips abroad will be posted on this blog along with other birding days out i have. Hope you enjoy.